Poems

October 19, 1968

WAIT WITH PATIENCE

Sue Ann McDowell Brannan
The great I AM,All true, all wise,Unfolds with loveTo patient eyesA sense of joy,Of freedom won,Dispels the cloudsThat hide the sun.
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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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October 5, 1968

ALREADY THERE

Pearl Strachan Hurd
When we look from a starat where we now are,and accept the factthat nothing can actunsparked by Mind;when we leave behindlimiting elevation,of dense plantation,of wall and spire;when we let the fireor Truth consumeour night, and illumenew day, out log will showthere was nowhere to go,for we, undeceived,shall have perceivedno need to roamto or from home.
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October 5, 1968

THE SUPREME GOAL

Gibbs Hofmann
They who have learned that God is All,And in that light with joy let fallTheir doubts and fears, and kindred chains,Till only purity remains,Will rise to heights where each can say:All earthly things have passed away.
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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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Shared reflections

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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September 21, 1968

ONENESS

Jean Elsie Sanders
Thy likeness, Lord, is my identity,According to Thy Word, and we are one—The endless unity of Being and its child;Inseparable—distinct, but one.
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